Sunmaid Raisin Plant Number 4 Fresno California

Sunmaid Raisin Plant Number 4 Fresno California

Sun Maid Growers of California -- Photographs; Historic buildings -- California -- Fresno County -- 20th century -- Photographs.; Raisin industry -- California -- Fresno County -- 20th century -- Photographs; Fresno (Calif.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Photographs.

As the world's largest raisin plant, Sunmaid Raisin's Plant Number 4 was a major center for raisin packing in Fresno for nearly fifty years. The plant was constructed between 1918 and 1920 on Hamilton and East Avenues. By 1918 more than 85% of California's raisin growers were members of the Sun-Maid cooperative. Raisins were processed and packed here until the 1960s when the cooperative modernized and moved to its current location in Kingsburg, just south of Fresno.

1 Photographic print :b&w ;9 x 14 cm.

San Joaquin Valley Library System

ca 1925

Fresno County Public Library

This image is being made available for educational and research purposes only, under the "fair use" clause of the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) Further questions regarding the image or its use may be directed to the Fresno County Public Library, Heritage Center, 2420 Mariposa St, Fresno, CA 93721. Phone: 559-600-6230 HeritageCenter@fresnolibrary.org

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